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Muskoka has pioneering electrical installations at Big Chute, Wasdell Falls and Bracebridge, a regional industrial theme. Hydro electricity is listed as a municipal asset on Gravenhurst's Gateway to Muskoka Arch. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) building at Gull Lake in Gravenhurst is tied to the early provision of electrical power to the community. Gravenhurst’s first steam generating plant was built in 1892 on Lake Muskoka. In 1898 the Gravenhurst Electric Light and Power Company opened a brick power plant at Gull Lake. It burned down in 1900 and was replaced by the current concrete block structure at the bottom of Brock Street. The Town acquired the PUC station in 1903 which served the municipality until South Falls generating station opened in 1907. Lifeguards now use it to watch over the swimming area.
The Public Utilities Commission building in Gull Lake Park was Listed under Section IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in 2013.
